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today's washington post. "richard ar armey walked in with his wife, susan, and and aide holstering a handgun. the gun wielding assistant ses courted freedom works' top two employees off the prem sis while armey suspended several others. the cue lasted all of six days. what does people like this at this main tea party organization for the move itself? msnbc political analyst. he's also rorlted on the freedomworks story. joan walsh is editor at large and an msnbc political analyst. >> you start with what you've got. dick armey, i've known forr. he's really rich and eccentric. if he was rich, you'd say eccentric. the other guy is on here all of the time. who's the good guy? who's the bad guy? in this fight. >> i think they should say i achl. but it's become very bitter. >> but coming in with a gun, an armed guard and telling everybody to get out. >> that story obviously came about because people favorable wanted to get that out and make dick armey look a a complete madman. i spoke to dick armey and a spoke to th
today's washington post. "richard ar armey walked in with his wife, susan, and and aide holstering a handgun. the gun wielding assistant ses courted freedom works' top two employees off the prem sis while armey suspended several others. the cue lasted all of six days. what does people like this at this main tea party organization for the move itself? msnbc political analyst. he's also rorlted on the freedomworks story. joan walsh is editor at large and an msnbc political analyst. >>...
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and the folks in washington are living it up, spending our tax dollars like there's no tomorrow. leading this big song and dance, obama, of course, and nancy pelosi. but there's one face you might not expect to see. our old friend, john spratt. as budget committee chairman, spratt approved billions in deficit spending without missing a beat. let's pull the plug on this song an dance once and for all. join mick mulvaney's fight against the big spenders in washington. >> they found the commission on hope, growth and opportunity, a non-profit social welfare group, paid for this ad and a series of others at an estimated cost of $2.3 million. the group a estimated cost of $2.3 million but they reported no spending to the fe krerks. and on the tax returns said it spent nothing to influence elections. . john might disagree, he lost the election. kim uncovered this story, richard wolf is an nbc analyst. how did they get to spend all this money to beat john sprout in south carolina, and now two years later the irs has not caught up with them. >> that's a really good question that should b
and the folks in washington are living it up, spending our tax dollars like there's no tomorrow. leading this big song and dance, obama, of course, and nancy pelosi. but there's one face you might not expect to see. our old friend, john spratt. as budget committee chairman, spratt approved billions in deficit spending without missing a beat. let's pull the plug on this song an dance once and for all. join mick mulvaney's fight against the big spenders in washington. >> they found the...
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i'm chris matthews from washington. let me start with this tonight, you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink. you can lead a party to tampa but you can't make them like them. talk about a loveless marriage, this thick in tampa had the look of a shotgun marriage. is that any reason to make some guy president of the united states? is it. there's a reason obama got a bounce and romney did a thud. one guy people really love in charlotte giving the speeches of their lives, bill and michelle and deval patrick and castro. remember what romney got? chris christie up there giving testimonials to themselves. they barely got around to paying for their supper they were so full of themselves. romney has had two chippies, going over to get acquainted with the brits and going to tampa to get the kudos. in both cases he ended up laying more eggs than the easter bunny but people like the easter bunny. joining me is howard fineman and jim vandehei. it seems to me what happened the last two weeks was patently obvious. wi
i'm chris matthews from washington. let me start with this tonight, you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink. you can lead a party to tampa but you can't make them like them. talk about a loveless marriage, this thick in tampa had the look of a shotgun marriage. is that any reason to make some guy president of the united states? is it. there's a reason obama got a bounce and romney did a thud. one guy people really love in charlotte giving the speeches of their lives, bill and...
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i'm chris matthews in washington. leading off tonight, bully pulpit. maybe both of the top two republican candidates right now are like the lead character in "the artist." better off seen, but not heard. rick santorum, not only did he criticize the concept of the separation between church and state, he said jack kennedy's famous 1960s speech on the subject of protestant ministers made him one to throw up. throw up. then he called president obama a snob for focusing on higher education. this may be great gut conservative politics, but what are we talking about in terms of running for president? then there's mitt romney who can't seem to get out of his own way. yesterday he was asked whether he follows nascar. his answer, not as closely as some of its most ardent fans, but i have friends who are nascar team owners. that doesn't help. he is trying to be a man of the people. the trouble is those people are all rich. >>> and the killings and riots in afghanistan in the wake of burning of korans has a lot of americans asking, is this time to get out of there
i'm chris matthews in washington. leading off tonight, bully pulpit. maybe both of the top two republican candidates right now are like the lead character in "the artist." better off seen, but not heard. rick santorum, not only did he criticize the concept of the separation between church and state, he said jack kennedy's famous 1960s speech on the subject of protestant ministers made him one to throw up. throw up. then he called president obama a snob for focusing on higher...
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i always said come to washington, you already paid for it. coming up, what is it about mitt romney that he and his committee keep committing errors. the etch-a-sketch is not the first time they stepped on a big win. now they're losing. you're watching "hardball" only on msnbc. [ male announcer ] that. right there -- reminds you why you fell in love with her in the first place. and why you still feel the same. but your erectile dysfunction -- that could be a question of blood flow. cialis for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis is the only daily ed tablet approved to treat ed and symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently or urgently. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medications, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sexual activity. do not take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, as this may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. do not drink alcohol in excess with cialis. side effects may include headache,
i always said come to washington, you already paid for it. coming up, what is it about mitt romney that he and his committee keep committing errors. the etch-a-sketch is not the first time they stepped on a big win. now they're losing. you're watching "hardball" only on msnbc. [ male announcer ] that. right there -- reminds you why you fell in love with her in the first place. and why you still feel the same. but your erectile dysfunction -- that could be a question of blood flow....
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i'm not going to washington to seek their good opinion. i'm going to washington to serve the people of this great country. >> i may not answer the questions the way the moderator or you want to hear, but i'm going to talk straight to the american people. >> she has that something. >> actually, got a screen of the real "game change." the movie on hbo is irresistible. it's fabulous. now for tonight's big number. do any of these words come to mind when you think about how the republican nomination process has gone so far? uninspiring, painful, discouraged, how about the lesser of two evils? if you answered yes to these opinions, join the club. according to the new nbc/"wall street journal" poll just out today, most people see this race in a negative light. what portion of people offered up a negative phrase when describing the contest? almost 70%. we're not just talking democrats and independents. more than the half the republicans polled gave negative descriptions. 69% overall. that's tonight's big bad number for the rs. >>> up next -- mitt
i'm not going to washington to seek their good opinion. i'm going to washington to serve the people of this great country. >> i may not answer the questions the way the moderator or you want to hear, but i'm going to talk straight to the american people. >> she has that something. >> actually, got a screen of the real "game change." the movie on hbo is irresistible. it's fabulous. now for tonight's big number. do any of these words come to mind when you think about...
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we're going to south dakota and oregon and washington and michigan and then we're going to washington, d.c. to take back the white house. yeah! >> it was the scream that defined howard dean's ill-fated candidacy. intense to borderline manic. research conducted for a group called media cultured society shows it was his microphone because it only picked up his remarks for tv not the crowd's boisterous cheering around him. a video camera picked up the crowd noise overpowering him. i think i speak for howard dean when i say so now you tell me. >>> up next, not only does president obama have math on his side, he's got the polls too. he's taking his fiscal cliff case on the road. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. [ male announcer ] with free package pickup from the u.s. postal service the holidays are easy. visit usps.com. pay, print, and have it picked up for free before december 20h for delivery in time for the holidays. you can even give us special instructions on where to find it. free package pickup. from the u.s. postal service. because it's nice to have an extra pai
we're going to south dakota and oregon and washington and michigan and then we're going to washington, d.c. to take back the white house. yeah! >> it was the scream that defined howard dean's ill-fated candidacy. intense to borderline manic. research conducted for a group called media cultured society shows it was his microphone because it only picked up his remarks for tv not the crowd's boisterous cheering around him. a video camera picked up the crowd noise overpowering him. i think i...
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i'd like to establish a three person office in washington dc. okay? it can grow to five. there is no reason we should have this kind of question. someone would have to walk into that office, and prove they meet the minimum qualification to be president of the united states. >> what would be the job requirements for the three new public officials on that board? we need someone else to certify them? what's the democrats idea to get -- we're going to get some answers from the great u.s. congressman john lewis. he is coming up next. )93g >> welcome back to "hardball," ericholder while addressing controversial state voter id laws took time to honor the generations of americans that fought for voting rights in the first place. let's watch the attorney general. >> i would argue of all of the freedoms we enjoy today, none is more important or more sacred than the right to vote. our efforts honor the generation that's have taken risking and those who used bullets and bombs to insure their churn and all citizens would be able to participate in the work of their government. wi
i'd like to establish a three person office in washington dc. okay? it can grow to five. there is no reason we should have this kind of question. someone would have to walk into that office, and prove they meet the minimum qualification to be president of the united states. >> what would be the job requirements for the three new public officials on that board? we need someone else to certify them? what's the democrats idea to get -- we're going to get some answers from the great u.s....
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worldwide speakers group is offering gingrich for speaking events in washington, d.c. starting at just $25,000 per speech according to a source familiar. with his arrangement. more than half off the cost he commissioned before launching a political bout. the item points out if that your event is in europe or asia and you want newt gingrich on the bill, it will cost you four times his domestic price. >>> up next, build, baby, build. why are republicans blocking a plan that would create a million jobs rebuilding america? instead, they're pushing a plan that would actually kill the number of jobs. why would they do something like that? we've got the results of an exclusive report. high schools in six states enrolled in the national math and science initiative... ...which helped students and teachers get better results in ap courses. together, they raised ap test scores 138%. just imagine our potential... ...if the other states joined them. let's raise our scores. let's invest in our teachers and inspire our students. let's solve this. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 there are atm fee
worldwide speakers group is offering gingrich for speaking events in washington, d.c. starting at just $25,000 per speech according to a source familiar. with his arrangement. more than half off the cost he commissioned before launching a political bout. the item points out if that your event is in europe or asia and you want newt gingrich on the bill, it will cost you four times his domestic price. >>> up next, build, baby, build. why are republicans blocking a plan that would create...
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i'm chris matthews down in washington. let me start with this. i have a message for the tea party members everywhere, destroying government is not good politics. you are engaged in negative politics. you are acting against the majority rule right now. you are trying to bring down the majority government by obstruction. people will remember. whot won tax relief. people who believe in government will remember. the people who believe in national defense and social security and medicare will remember. they will know which party is trying to destroy working democracy in order to pursue its political ends. they will know who listens to the voter, who respects the voter, and who thumbs his nose at the voter and that ladies and gentlemen of the tea party right is you. we go over this cliff and you will not have to ask for whom the bell tolls, it willing tolling for you. leading off tonight josh green and chris frats of national journal. you don't have to be as clear as i, but try, gentlemen, tonight. it looks to me like one party, guns again it's asymmet
i'm chris matthews down in washington. let me start with this. i have a message for the tea party members everywhere, destroying government is not good politics. you are engaged in negative politics. you are acting against the majority rule right now. you are trying to bring down the majority government by obstruction. people will remember. whot won tax relief. people who believe in government will remember. the people who believe in national defense and social security and medicare will...
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i'm chris matthews down in washington wishing everyone celebrating rosh hashanah is happy new year. let me start tonight with the danger of running for president without knowing why. that appears to be mitt romney's situation or predicament. it's the reason his campaign is out of whack. president obama was talking to a wealthy group of supporters, talking about the other america, the one that obama was serving when he dumped the work requirement for welfare. what does it tell us that romney not only runs tv ads but uses it to back up his wealthy contributors? the poor of this country are just freeloaders off society, the bulk of the political support is made up of such freeloaders? david corn is author of "showdown" which comes out tomorrow and joan walsh is author of "what's the matter with white people." let's watch, listen, and decide. >> all anybody said was, don't worry how do we convince everybody that they have to take care of themselves? >> well, 47% who are with him, who are dependent and entitled to health care, food, you name it and they will vote for this president no ma
i'm chris matthews down in washington wishing everyone celebrating rosh hashanah is happy new year. let me start tonight with the danger of running for president without knowing why. that appears to be mitt romney's situation or predicament. it's the reason his campaign is out of whack. president obama was talking to a wealthy group of supporters, talking about the other america, the one that obama was serving when he dumped the work requirement for welfare. what does it tell us that romney not...
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i'm chris matthews in washington. tonight, president obama leads for the search of killers for justice for the murder of four americans in the line of duty. mitt romney, meanwhile, continues his desperate attempt to justify his effort to exploit chris stevens and the others. for the critics of romney's supporters, what made him do it? the hawkish urge to address the neocon handlers or could it be both? president obama benefits from the national security and foreign policy advisers, many of them career professionals. his rival is surrounded by campaign hot shots imagine trying to repeat or to reap on the spot joining us is nia-malika henderson. let's listen to the president. >> what i want all of you to know is that we are going to bring those who killed our fellow americans to justice. i want people around the world to hear me, to all those who would do us harm, no act of terror will go unpunished. it will not dim the light of the values that we proudly present to the rest of the world. no act of violence shakes the r
i'm chris matthews in washington. tonight, president obama leads for the search of killers for justice for the murder of four americans in the line of duty. mitt romney, meanwhile, continues his desperate attempt to justify his effort to exploit chris stevens and the others. for the critics of romney's supporters, what made him do it? the hawkish urge to address the neocon handlers or could it be both? president obama benefits from the national security and foreign policy advisers, many of them...
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i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start tonight with the horrible story of the courageous diplomat in libya. he acted heroically in overthrowing lives during ka dauf fee. hours before the killing, romney issued a statement accusing president obama of having sympathized with those making the attacks and called it disgraceful. reince priebus went further, tweeting toll a similar attack on cairo. this echos past attacks from the right. what is new on the statement in libya is the wildness. the president never said he sympathized with the crowds in libya and egypt. mark halperin and howard fineman are political analysts for msnbc. how did romney get in this mess? look at the timeline of events. it started yesterday morning at 6:00 a.m. eastern time, noon in cairo. that's when the american embassy put out a statement saying it condemns the statements by misguided individuals to hurt the religious feelings of muslims. at about noon, the wall was breached and ripped down around 10:00 at night. secretary clinton releas
i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start tonight with the horrible story of the courageous diplomat in libya. he acted heroically in overthrowing lives during ka dauf fee. hours before the killing, romney issued a statement accusing president obama of having sympathized with those making the attacks and called it disgraceful. reince priebus went further, tweeting toll a similar attack on cairo. this echos past attacks from the right. what is new on the statement in libya is the wildness....
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smith goes to washington." >> is that the craziest thing, that the people would vote against boehner for speaker would vote pelosi into the speakership. >> they wouldn't have to vote for pelosi. they could vote for newt gingrich -- >> but pelosi would get the most votes. >> you need to get 218. they would need to find a nominee who had 218. i don't think boehner would ever lose, but i think it would be a big symbol, a very big kind of vote of dissatisfaction among his republicans. >> chris, you know what we don't need right now is another symbol. how about complete symbol. thank you. wait until you see the headlines the next couple days, but the grown-ups who write front pages are going to go these guys are nuts. thank you, chris, up on the hill and, josh, for enlightening us for the purposes of the viewer. >>> coming up, the man in the middle of the republican circus, john boehner. let's figure out this guy. what is his story? he's the leader of the party that doesn't want to be led by him or anybody. they don't even -- well, it's not even actually a political party. it's a faction
smith goes to washington." >> is that the craziest thing, that the people would vote against boehner for speaker would vote pelosi into the speakership. >> they wouldn't have to vote for pelosi. they could vote for newt gingrich -- >> but pelosi would get the most votes. >> you need to get 218. they would need to find a nominee who had 218. i don't think boehner would ever lose, but i think it would be a big symbol, a very big kind of vote of dissatisfaction among...
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howard fineman, from washington. let me return with what we can do in the midst of tragedies like the massacre in colorado. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. and i thought "i can't do this, it's just too hard." then there was a moment. when i decided to find a way to keep going. go for olympic gold and go to college too. [ male announcer ] every day we help students earn their bachelor's or master's degree for tomorrow's careers. this is your moment. let nothing stand in your way. devry university, proud to support the education of our u.s. olympic team. your mouth has giggled, snuggled, bubbled ...and yellowed. because if you're not whitening, you're yellowing. crest whitestrips remove over ten years of stains and whiten 25 times better than a leading whitening toothpaste. crest 3d white whitestrips. with less chronic osteoarthritis pain. imagine living your life with less chronic low back pain. imagine you, with less pain. cymbalta can help. cymbalta is fda-approved to manage chronic musculoskelet
howard fineman, from washington. let me return with what we can do in the midst of tragedies like the massacre in colorado. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. and i thought "i can't do this, it's just too hard." then there was a moment. when i decided to find a way to keep going. go for olympic gold and go to college too. [ male announcer ] every day we help students earn their bachelor's or master's degree for tomorrow's careers. this is your moment. let...
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remember denzel washington in the movie "philadelphia." he played the lawyer said told perspective clients to explain it to me like i'm a 2-year-old. no fancy words, no jargon, just clear and basic and real. obama rescued the american car industry. we're back where we were proud of. we got back, and the biggest reason is this president did what was necessary. he rescued the industry. it wasn't a bailout. it was a rescue. call it that. we, this country, rescued our auto industry. second, they pulled themselves back from the economic abyss. they used it by using the smartest state of the art capabilities. a huge pull back in investment, and we countered with a giant commitment in the jobs act, just when we needed it to prevent a depregdz, third, the health care bill. we agreed every american has to take personal and family responsibility for their health needs. we agreed to meet our deuty on health. we agreed every american should meet their own health duty. it's the president's duty now to tell people this country's middle class that has he
remember denzel washington in the movie "philadelphia." he played the lawyer said told perspective clients to explain it to me like i'm a 2-year-old. no fancy words, no jargon, just clear and basic and real. obama rescued the american car industry. we're back where we were proud of. we got back, and the biggest reason is this president did what was necessary. he rescued the industry. it wasn't a bailout. it was a rescue. call it that. we, this country, rescued our auto industry....
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tomorrow there's a caucus in washington state way out west. we have new poll numbers from both states. let's go to the "hardball" score board. i love this. in washington state, it's mitt romney with a five-point lead over rick santorum. romney taking the state seriously. he campaigned there today. don't bet on the margin. now to ohio. the new poll shows santorum still holding a lead out there, but it's shrinking. santorum is at 35%. that's going to be a squeaker. although a lot of rural parts of ohio are religious and conservative. last week santorum's lead was seven many in that poll. we'll be right back. [ engine re] [ male announcer ] you know what that is? that's the sound of a mid-sized sedan that doesn't whine when you step on the gas. that's the most powerful v-6 engine in its class that also gets 29 miles per gallon on the highway. it's a very rare bird indeed. that's why we put wings on it. ♪ i'm going to own my own restaurant. i want to be a volunteer firefighter. when i grow up, i want to write a novel. i want to go on a road trip
tomorrow there's a caucus in washington state way out west. we have new poll numbers from both states. let's go to the "hardball" score board. i love this. in washington state, it's mitt romney with a five-point lead over rick santorum. romney taking the state seriously. he campaigned there today. don't bet on the margin. now to ohio. the new poll shows santorum still holding a lead out there, but it's shrinking. santorum is at 35%. that's going to be a squeaker. although a lot of...
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she covers politics for the "washington post." she's been on the road with governor romney, and msnbc political analyst. i have to start with joan on this question. i'm looking at what's left in that so-called american jobs bill. it has a nice cover on it, we like the term american, we like the word jobs and the word bill is okay if it's passed, but since it's not passed, you can call it anything you want. the american jobs thought, the american jobs notion, but it's not passed at all -- >> prayer. >> perfect. and it's not been passed. if they're going to say no to spam, because i think of poor, the little thing that came in a can, and mitch mcconnell says, screw you guys, you're not getting anything passed, because my goal, the one that i want passed, is the one that gets rid of you. why doesn't he pass the jobs bill? public sector, fine. jobs building highways, moderate jobs putting in fast rail. why does he support the sector he says is getting starved? >> i think he will, i hope -- >> when? >> soon. tomorrow. seriously, though
she covers politics for the "washington post." she's been on the road with governor romney, and msnbc political analyst. i have to start with joan on this question. i'm looking at what's left in that so-called american jobs bill. it has a nice cover on it, we like the term american, we like the word jobs and the word bill is okay if it's passed, but since it's not passed, you can call it anything you want. the american jobs thought, the american jobs notion, but it's not passed at all...
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i'm chris matthews in washington. let's start with this. president obama and his republican opponents are about to go over niagra falls in a barrel, but nobody knows for shush how bad it's going to be. will the economy smash on the rocks below? will the stock market plunge a thousand points and keep on dropping? will the world money watchers see the u.s. drowning in its own dysfunction? or will obama and the dead-end opposition it faces be saved by the public's horribly low expectations of what they can do? what will prove stronger for obama and boehner? the barrels they're riding in or >>> heading over niagra falls in a barrel. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. let's start with this. president obama and his republican opponents are about to go over niagra falls in a barrel, but nobody knows for shush how bad it's going to be. will the economy smash on the rocks below? will the stock market plunge a thousand points and keep on dropping? will the world money watchers see the u.s. drowning in its own d
i'm chris matthews in washington. let's start with this. president obama and his republican opponents are about to go over niagra falls in a barrel, but nobody knows for shush how bad it's going to be. will the economy smash on the rocks below? will the stock market plunge a thousand points and keep on dropping? will the world money watchers see the u.s. drowning in its own dysfunction? or will obama and the dead-end opposition it faces be saved by the public's horribly low expectations of what...
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with me now is ezra klein from "the washington post" and "huffington post's" sam stein. a lot of republicans didn't like what they heard from the president today and have complained about it loudly. >> no, they weren't super happy with his somewhat jaunty press conference but they had a more substantive complaint. in his press conference and this was genuinely important, he said after this deal, even once republicans have voted to increase taxes by about $600 billion over the next decade, if they want to undo the sequester or do further cuts to medicare or social security, those -- that will all have to be part of, as he put it, a balanced package including revenues. he's saying even after this deal, the next deal, which we all expect to happen again because this is a pretty small deal, will have to include revenues as well. this gets to the key thing in these negotiations which is republicans are telling themselves if they agree to do a small tax increase now, they can go to the debt ceiling and then negotiate out an all spending cuts deal. the white house is telling th
with me now is ezra klein from "the washington post" and "huffington post's" sam stein. a lot of republicans didn't like what they heard from the president today and have complained about it loudly. >> no, they weren't super happy with his somewhat jaunty press conference but they had a more substantive complaint. in his press conference and this was genuinely important, he said after this deal, even once republicans have voted to increase taxes by about $600 billion...
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i'm chris matthews in washington. let's start with this. president obama and his republican opponents are about to go over niagra falls in a barrel, but nobody knows for shush how bad it's going to be. will the economy smash on the rocks below? will the stock market plunge a thousand points and keep on dropping? will the world money watchers see the u.s. drowning in its own dysfunction? or will obama and the dead-end opposition it faces be saved by the public's horribly low expectations of what they can do? what will prove stronger for obama and boehner? the barrels they're riding in or the power of niagra falls itself? joining me now is politico's jonathan ryan. how about an answer on that one? what's going to protect these guys more? the low expectations people have about them getting anything done or failing to do what they set out to do. they all set the deadline. they have the -- what do you call it. the stakes are clear, the payroll taxes, income taxes, you name it. they put it all together. and if they blow it, who's going to get hur
i'm chris matthews in washington. let's start with this. president obama and his republican opponents are about to go over niagra falls in a barrel, but nobody knows for shush how bad it's going to be. will the economy smash on the rocks below? will the stock market plunge a thousand points and keep on dropping? will the world money watchers see the u.s. drowning in its own dysfunction? or will obama and the dead-end opposition it faces be saved by the public's horribly low expectations of what...
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abc/"washington post" poll had a more positive outlook. here it was. 38% viewed the pick favorably. 33% had a negative reaction to romney naming paul ryan. those polls were taken over the weekend. i wonder if he's losing the glitz and the pep of the weekend. that speech i saw this morning looked like the old romney again. >> chris, i think the way it looks to me at this point, if i'm talking to people from both parties, the risk for mitt romney is the worst of all possible worlds. he excited the base. no question. he excited the tea party and the rest of the conservative republican base with the pick of paul ryan. and now the question is going to be how loyal is he to it? how whetted is he to it? he's going to get attacked for it anyway. he can say anything he wants on "60 minutes." the two of them can do any dance they want in front of bob schieffer on "60 minutes." the fact is that the democrats are going to attack paul ryan's record which is not just about medicare and the budget, it's about social issues as well. he's very hard right o
abc/"washington post" poll had a more positive outlook. here it was. 38% viewed the pick favorably. 33% had a negative reaction to romney naming paul ryan. those polls were taken over the weekend. i wonder if he's losing the glitz and the pep of the weekend. that speech i saw this morning looked like the old romney again. >> chris, i think the way it looks to me at this point, if i'm talking to people from both parties, the risk for mitt romney is the worst of all possible...
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." >>> good evening, i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start with this war in peace the president started today. listening to the president today, i got the clear impression that we, the united states, is doing everything we can to avoid another shooting war in the islamic world. if we get into such a war by bombing iran or working with israel in such an active war, there could be consequences that are impossible to see, but hezbollah could gain a mass against us, the monarchy in jordan tottering, the government in libya toppling on the islamic side. war and peace. that's how the president laid it out today, and we need to talk about it with nbc's andrea mitchell and david korn of mother jones, author of a great new book "showdown." olympic games, i used that term because that was the code word for the george w. bush administration's plan to stabilize, disrupt and krip pel the iranian nuclear program by basically hacking into it. >> cyber war. >> cyber war. >> because the iranian nuclear program is not on the internet, this require
." >>> good evening, i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start with this war in peace the president started today. listening to the president today, i got the clear impression that we, the united states, is doing everything we can to avoid another shooting war in the islamic world. if we get into such a war by bombing iran or working with israel in such an active war, there could be consequences that are impossible to see, but hezbollah could gain a mass against us, the...
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have washington take less and have washington spend less. that's exactly right. and what we've seen happen over the last few years is an explosion in regulation. 4,000 new regulations this year alone from this administration. 80,000 new pages to the federal register. over 1800 rulemaking hearings this first six months of this year alone. that is the explosion of big government and i say let's make certain that we lower the rate. we have governments spend less and we get this fiscal house in order. >> let's take a look at the comments made by the two leading republican candidates, mitt romney and newt gingrich on the issue of how to deal with this big foreclosure problem. here it is an interview with the las vegas review journal editorial board. mitt romney described his plan to address the foreclosure crisis that is everywhere, especially where we just were last night in florida. let's listen. >> don't try to stop the foreclosure process, let it run its course and hit the bottom, allow investors to buy homes, put rents in, fix the homes up and let it turn around
have washington take less and have washington spend less. that's exactly right. and what we've seen happen over the last few years is an explosion in regulation. 4,000 new regulations this year alone from this administration. 80,000 new pages to the federal register. over 1800 rulemaking hearings this first six months of this year alone. that is the explosion of big government and i say let's make certain that we lower the rate. we have governments spend less and we get this fiscal house in...
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not part of typical washington. they were going to change the capitol in some fundamental way and this kind of thing, fooling around, drunken junkets overseas, doing this kind of frivolous stuff, it kind of cuts against that image of seriousness. that's like a thing a caricature of an old washington hand would do and not the thing that a bunch of young, earnest bright reformers would bring to the capitol. >> i didn't know this, but young israelis or americans who go over there and love the state of israel, what it stands for, this swimming is very popular in the galilee, part of a ritual of growing up kind of thing. >> it may be that this is innocent, and that the facts as they've been presented create a misleading ill presentation. i go back to, though, the question of what was upsetting to eric cantor. if the reporting's right. what was upsetting to him about it? if it was something that was acceptable? then, i don't see why he would be upset. he's obviously one of the most prom innocent jewish-american politician
not part of typical washington. they were going to change the capitol in some fundamental way and this kind of thing, fooling around, drunken junkets overseas, doing this kind of frivolous stuff, it kind of cuts against that image of seriousness. that's like a thing a caricature of an old washington hand would do and not the thing that a bunch of young, earnest bright reformers would bring to the capitol. >> i didn't know this, but young israelis or americans who go over there and love...
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at "the washington post." "hardball" is up next. >>> judgment to rush. let's play "hardball." ♪ >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start tonight with this. victory has 100 fathers, john f. kennedy said, defeat is an orphan. let me tell you the people in the republican conservative parts of this country are rip. they had it in november -- rather, they had it in october. they lost it in november. somehow like an nfl receiver, they saw that football landing in their hands, saw it floating right in there, and then it managed to slip right through. gone. the whole ball game. the game they had won now lost. and that's why they're looking for someone to blame. they can't blame that liberal obama, so they're blaming that liberal romney. that northeastern liberal crowd. texas senator-elect ted cruz is crueler still. he accuses romney of going out there and french kissing obama. yes, they're blaming romney now. they were blaming chris christie for working with obama during hurricane sandy. now they're blaming romney for dancing with him t
at "the washington post." "hardball" is up next. >>> judgment to rush. let's play "hardball." ♪ >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start tonight with this. victory has 100 fathers, john f. kennedy said, defeat is an orphan. let me tell you the people in the republican conservative parts of this country are rip. they had it in november -- rather, they had it in october. they lost it in november. somehow like an nfl...
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i'm chris matthews in washington. leading off tonight, an oo moment for mitt. what happens to a candidate when he says i'm not concerned about the poor when he accepts the endorsement of donald trump? when he tries to poo poo another strong jobs report. what happens is you find yourself six points behind president obama. mitt isn't going to get help from newt gingrich, however, who is pledging to go all the way to the convention. leave it to his former colleague in the house, dick army to say he's taking a second-rate campaign and turning it into a first-rate vendetta. plus tom brokaw says politics is subject to ufos. this year's wild card may be in the middle east where syria, iran, and egypt have the potential to scramble the election in ways we can't predict. if you thought that clint eastwood halftime in america ad looked like a pro-obama ad, you're not alone. >> this country can't be knocked out in one punch. we get back up again. yeah. it's halftime america. our second half is about to begin. chrysler saying thank you for the bailout. carl rove says he wa
i'm chris matthews in washington. leading off tonight, an oo moment for mitt. what happens to a candidate when he says i'm not concerned about the poor when he accepts the endorsement of donald trump? when he tries to poo poo another strong jobs report. what happens is you find yourself six points behind president obama. mitt isn't going to get help from newt gingrich, however, who is pledging to go all the way to the convention. leave it to his former colleague in the house, dick army to say...
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i'm chris matthews in washington. leading off tonight, party boss. the battle over contraception is one of those rare issues where both parties think they hold the winning hand. but rush limbaugh just tipped the scales with his big, bad words. he's made the issue birth control itself. not a religion or freedom issue. it's about some strange attitude of his towards women, sex, or whatever. and the republicans refusal to fight him. president obama has weighted into this controversy. he called sandra fluke, the law student who was the target of rush's commentary, and she actually took the call in my office as she was preparing to be interviewed today by andrea mitchell. sandra fluke joins us tonight at the top of our show. >>> plus you know things are going badly for the republican party when george will says it's time to think about winning congress than trying to win the white house. what's behind this forbidding sense that the republicans are blowing this election? >>> and we have new poll numbers out tonight on the "hardball" scoreboard from ohio, w
i'm chris matthews in washington. leading off tonight, party boss. the battle over contraception is one of those rare issues where both parties think they hold the winning hand. but rush limbaugh just tipped the scales with his big, bad words. he's made the issue birth control itself. not a religion or freedom issue. it's about some strange attitude of his towards women, sex, or whatever. and the republicans refusal to fight him. president obama has weighted into this controversy. he called...
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it's a beautiful spring day here in washington. we just had sergeant shriver son to talk about his wonderful father. here is the blurb i had on his book. as founder of the pea course she was father to everyone in the peace corp. we see how religion today can lead to body things around the world, terrorism, war, hatred. one person kills another in the name of his or her religion and other treat the killer as a martyr on account he was killed in the act of killing others. sergeant shriver promoted his religious values but he thought people should help each other. like many'res, i had a chance to get out of my rut and go to a country in africa where i could work with local business people as a trade development adviser. i got a rare opportunity to live a totally different life for two years in rural africa. it was a life changing experience for any affecting how i look at things in the world. i'd like to think i did some good work for the good people that invited us into their country. it took a real good imagination to come up with t
it's a beautiful spring day here in washington. we just had sergeant shriver son to talk about his wonderful father. here is the blurb i had on his book. as founder of the pea course she was father to everyone in the peace corp. we see how religion today can lead to body things around the world, terrorism, war, hatred. one person kills another in the name of his or her religion and other treat the killer as a martyr on account he was killed in the act of killing others. sergeant shriver...